Contemporary African Studies in Commerce, Law and Management
This open access, peer-reviewed book series publishes thematic volumes on contemporary interdisciplinary topics in commerce, law and management, with an exclusive focus on the African continent. The series will be of interest to both African and non-African scholars seeking to understand the complex interplay between Africa’s developmental trajectory and global dynamics.
Africa’s development is increasingly shaped by the continent’s governance and regulatory context. Yet interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars in the more technical areas of African regulatory governance, such as tax, company law or public finance, remain limited, and the outcome of such research is rarely part of broader public debates. The resulting knowledge gaps weaken discussions around management, governance and progress across Africa.
By offering a venue for scholars to engage with relevant issues, this series fosters collaboration around commerce, law and management topics that demand integrated approaches and enriches both scholarly and public African debates. In doing so, it contributes to practice-based solutions for Africa’s most pressing challenges through engaged, impactful research.
Key features
- Interdisciplinary collaboration across scholars from governance, law, business science, economics, and accounting
- Welcomes contributions from emerging scholars, scholars from under-represented geographies, and innovative collaborations
- Use of current practice-based case studies and empirical examples to generate new theory as well as to better understand practical dynamics and current opportunities
- Fully open access
The series Contemporary African Studies in Commerce, Law and Management is an initiative of the Wits Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management and will be co-published by Leuven University Press and African Minds.
The series editors accept monographs and edited volumes covering a broad appeal of topics related to Management, Governance, Regulation, Economics, Law, Accounting, Institutions, and the Developing economy in an African context.
The series welcomes contributions by established scholars as well as by promising young researchers, and embraces diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and ethnicity.
Series Editors
Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa, Associate Professor, Wits School of Governance
Wayne van Zijl, Assistant Dean of Research, Wits Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
Jonathan Klaaren, Professor, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
Editorial Board
Dr. Leonard Chitongo, Walter Silulu University
Professor Burno Tinel, University of Paris
Shadi Maganoe, University of the Witwatersrand
Roderick Compton, Lafayette College
The list of advisory board members will be updated as additional members are confirmed.
The first title in the series is expected in Fall 2026.
